In August the FAO Cereal Price Index was down 1.4% from the month prior, but still 11% above its year-ago value.

At the beginning of September, prices for pigs of slaughter conditions in most regions remained at the level of the previous week. Such results of the weekly monitoring of prices for pigs were announced by analysts of the the Association Ukranian Pig Breeders.

During 7 months of 2022 specialists of State Consumer Service carried out 85 planned and 855 unplanned inspections of economic entities on the observance of requirements for formation, establishment and application of state regulated prices. In the course of inspections they found violations in 705 cases or 74.9% of the total number of inspections.

Technical working groups will be created to make progress in the control and eradication of African swine fever in the Dominican Republic and Haiti and thus reduce the risk of spread to other countries in the Americas.

About the details and conditions of the support program for small agricultural producers told the Deputy Minister of Agrarian Policy and Food of Ukraine Markiyan Dmitrasevich on the air of "Public Resistance". He noted that more than 70 agrarians have already applied for the funds. Let us remind you that under the terms of the program, funding is provided to the farmers who cultivate from 1 to 120 hectares of agricultural land. We are talking about the support in the amount of 3100 UAH per hectare, but not more than 372 thousand UAH. As well as 5 300 UAH per cow to farmers who keep 3 to 100 animals, but not more than 530 thousand UAH.

The war has caused enormous damage to the Ukrainian economy. In particular, according to the UN Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO), the agricultural sector has lost up to $6 billion as a result of the military aggression of the Russian Federation. About 30% of agricultural land fell under occupation or in the zone of active hostilities, crops, equipment and granaries were destroyed.

The breeding stock in the European Union continues to contract and a decrease of 0.8% is projected for the United States. Mexico is expected to surpass Canada and South Korea.

Improved biosecurity

The air filtration ventilation system is used for ventilation in pig production facilities. The system is designed for regions with a temperate climate and can be adapted to most livestock buildings.

FAO Food Price Index is 1.9 percent, and new FAO projects indicate a move in total production in 2022.

According to Decree 107, farms that received reimbursement of the cost of breeding animals, cereals and livestock facilities, or subsidies for cows of their own growth, were required within a certain period to return the budget funds in the case of a reduction of the livestock for which they received state support, or alienation of not intended use of the object. This is reported by the Association of Milk Producers.

In Ukrainian ports of Danube and Greater Odessa, according to the monitoring data of IA "APK-Inform", the demand prices for wheat rose slightly last week.

The funding will be critical in reducing the risk of introduction and spread of African swine fever in Canada.

Yeast, canned meat, flour, buckwheat and diesel fuel are the most commonly searched for items by users of the National Food Security Platform.

The Department of Animal Health of the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development required to stop the vaccination with African swine fever vaccine after inoculated pigs died this month.

The initiative provides for the establishment of the Commission on the accelerated revision of state regulation instruments. It will be headed by the Minister of Economy of Ukraine.

Already 528 have resumed their activities, another 284 companies are now searching for a suitable location or mode of transportation.

Despite the fact that the text of the bill has already passed the approval of the Ministry (the text was sent back on August 05), it will not go for registration in Parliament.

Drought and heat waves will cut Europe's corn crop in half than predicted in July.

August ends with the constancy of purchasing prices for pigs of slaughter conditions in the Center and the East, state analysts of the Association Ukranian Pig Breeders according to the results of the weekly monitoring.

According to the decree, if an enterprise has received partial reimbursement of the cost of purchased purebred animals, reconstructed/constructed facility or grain storage/processing facility, it must report on availability and intended use for the next 2 years.